Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
It’s A Heartache: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Ronnie Scott & Steve Wolfe
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–iii–IV–I loop
- 1978
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany It’s A Heartache without reading music. The left hand plays double-tap drop (broken chord 8-8-5) and the right hand pop stabs.
It’s A Heartache accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Em – F – C loop with double-tap drop in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about It’s A Heartache
What are the letter notes for the It’s A Heartache piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is C – Em – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It’s A Heartache?
The loop is C – Em – F – C (I – iii – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is It’s A Heartache in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It’s A Heartache?
Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s A Heartache easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.